Cultural Heritage and Landslides: Research for Risk Prevention and Conservation

Canuti, Paolo; Margottini, Claudio; Fanti, Riccardo; Bromhead, E. N.

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-69970-5_22

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“…bridges, dams, and tunnels), which generally tolerate limited amounts of stresses. Some of these sites -as well as many others affected by rock spreading throughout the world -are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, which makes the recognition and proper management of slope instability even more crucial because of the need for preservation and conservation of this precious cultural heritage (Pane and Martini, 1997;Picarelli, 2007;Canuti et al, 2009). Moreover, the above-mentioned collateral movements, favored and/or triggered by spreading at the edges of the areas affected by the same process, may be dangerous for buildings and roads.…”

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7.25 Lateral Spreading

Pasuto

Soldati

2013

Treatise on Geomorphology

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7.25 Lateral Spreading

Pasuto

Soldati

2013

Treatise on Geomorphology

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“…The impact of landslide hazard on the immovable cultural heritage represents a multi-disciplinary theme, which requires several different approaches (Canuti et al 2009). A complete analysis involves geotechnical, structural and engineering issues and can lead to design adequate countermeasures.…”

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Terrestrial laser scanning for rockfall stability analysis in the cultural heritage site of Pitigliano (Italy)

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Traditional surveying methods are often not sufficient to achieve a complete geomechanical characterization of the rock mass, to analyze the instability mechanisms threatening the cultural heritage of hilltop historic towns. In Pitigliano (Tuscany, Central Italy), terrestrial laser scanning was employed complementarily to conventional geomechanical techniques. The overall 3D survey of the exposed surfaces was combined with scanlines of the inner walls of the subterranean cavities running underneath the historic centre. The rock mass discontinuities geometry was extracted, and the most critical instability mechanisms were mapped, with particular interest in the potential impacts on the ancient buildings located along the cliff edge. The geomechanical analysis of the surveyed joint sets confirmed a structural control on the cliff morphology by two main joint sets. Thanks to the laser scanner-based kinematic analysis, flexural toppling and wedge failure were found as the main hazardous instability mechanisms in Pitigliano. Finally, the conservation criticalities were identified and a pilot monitoring system was installed in a sector highly susceptible to block detachment.

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“…Every year, natural disasters cause loss of life and damage to property, including heritage sites, as well as damage to the environment [3][4][5]. The most remarkable natural events usually threatening the fruition of such areas are earthquakes (e.g., [6][7][8]) and landslides (e.g., [9][10][11][12][13]). These two phenomena can be often associated, as a seismic event can be considered a trigger of landslide movements [14][15][16][17][18][19].…”

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Sustainable Fruition of Cultural Heritage in Areas Affected by Rockfalls

Mineo

Pappalardo

2019

Sustainability

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This paper deals with the evaluation of rockfall risk in cultural heritage, in the frame of a quick protocol for a preliminary zonation, to ensure the safe management and sustainable fruition of the sites. Several historical complexes in mountainous areas are indeed threatened by rock slope instability, and rockfalls can be counted among the main causes of fatality. In such a complex, a rockfall risk zonation would represent a useful management tool for both the choice of specific safe tourist paths, but also for the proper employment of economic resources allocated for mitigation measures. Nevertheless, the management of cultural heritage lacks such plans and tourists are often exposed to risks, while funds are often employed without a specific priority. In this paper, a quick procedure was tested at the historical complex of Taormina (southern Italy), which hosts numerous tourist spots often affected by rockfalls. The Saracen castle, for example, is currently closed to the public due to the rockfalls that repeatedly affected the entrance road, while Castelmola village, counted among one of the most beautiful Italian villages, stands on the top of a cliff affected by frequent rockfalls involving the only access road. The approach is composed of several steps and requires a heavy site characterization in terms of historical records and geostructural setting. The risk assessment procedure was chosen among the semiquantitative ones available in literature, and the final assessed risk was represented on a thematic map to provide a tool which could be used as a base for the planning of final remedial works.

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Cultural Heritage and Landslides: Research for Risk Prevention and Conservation

Cited by 41 publications

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7.25 Lateral Spreading

7.25 Lateral Spreading

Terrestrial laser scanning for rockfall stability analysis in the cultural heritage site of Pitigliano (Italy)

Sustainable Fruition of Cultural Heritage in Areas Affected by Rockfalls

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